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COVID-19 Small Business Resources for PPP, EIDL, SVOG, RRF & More
UPDATED September 16, 2021 By Karen Kerrigan- This page, updated frequently, includes resources and important information from the private sector and key government agencies on COVID-19 related...
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Air Force Veteran Turned Entrepreneur Advocates for Innovative & Accessible...
Dr. Kekai Namauu Discusses the Value of Innovative Learning Platforms and “Nontraditional” Colleges “Having the flexibility and the agility to turn and bend and readjust to changes in the technology...
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Rieva’s TRENDCAST: Selling What Consumers Want
By Rieva Lesonsky – If you sell retail goods, it’s vital to know the current trends so you can offer customers the latest products. Alibaba.com’s “Must Stock Guide” shares four retail trends culled...
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SMALL BUSINESS INSIDER: Policy and Legislative Update
ICYMI last week was National Small Business Week. Unfortunately, policy on Capitol Hill did not move in a pro-small business direction. Instead, tax increases were advanced in U.S. House committee work...
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U.S. Technology Helped Save the Economy and Small Businesses – Is it Really a...
by Karen Kerrigan – During the past year and a half, SBE Council has spoken regularly about the vital role technology and tech platforms have played in helping small businesses stay afloat and modify...
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CYBERSECURITY TIPS FOR SHIELD ACT COMPLIANCE
BY SHANNON FLYNN – There’s no denying that, year after year, cybersecurity risks tend to increase in number and complexity. New York joined the growing list of states enacting legislation to try and...
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ADDRESSING THE RISKS OF A REMOTE WORKFORCE
by Barbara Weltman – When the pandemic began, remote work arrangements were the only option for some companies to stay in business. Now, remote work arrangements—full-time or hybrid—have become the...
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Ranking the Biden Tax Increases According to Harm Inflicted on the Economy
by Raymond J. Keating – President Joe Biden arrived in office with a long list of tax increases he was looking to impose on American entrepreneurs, businesses, individuals and families. A new study...
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Draining Businesses of Capital (via TAX HIKES) Will Extend and Worsen the...
SMALL BUSINESS INSIDER By Karen Kerrigan – Key findings from the Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey last week should deliver a jolt of reality to President Biden and his Democrat allies in...
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With Recovery Sputtering, Why are Big Tax Hikes and More Regulation Still on...
by Karen Kerrigan – So, where do President Biden and Democrats go from here? They are going back to the drawing board, back to inner-party negotiations to come up with another big spending plan that...
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ICYMI: Policy and Small Business Pain, Lessons from the Facebook Outage, and...
In this week’s Growth Without Barriers podcast, SBE Council president & CEO Karen Kerrigan reviews the latest data and surveys that measure small business sentiment, operational conditions, and...
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ESCAPING FEDERAL TAX PENALTIES
by BARBARA WELTMAN – Late with filing a tax return with the IRS? Didn’t correctly figure and pay what you owe? Did something you weren’t supposed to do? Don’t worry. While the tax law has multiple...
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GALLUP: Americans and Distrust of Government
by Raymond J. Keating – Americans have a long history of understanding a need for government but also distrusting government. During our history, at our best, American distrust of government springs...
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Small Business Survey Points to Increasing Supply-Chain Challenges
by Raymond J. Keating – The latest edition of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey shows rising supply-chain challenges for small businesses. Consider, for example, that the percent of...
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10 IDEAS FOR RE-ENERGIZING YOURSELF AND YOUR STAFF
by Barbara Weltman – As the challenges of the pandemic continue and the hours of daylight get shorter, it’s understandable that you and your employees may feel fatigued, distracted, and perhaps...
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NEW RESOURCE: The SEC’s Capital Raising Navigator Tool
The Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation introduced a new resource that aims to help entrepreneurs and small business owners explore pathways to raising capital. The Capital...
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ICYMI: Efforts to Power Up IRS Intensify, Gutting the 199A Small Business...
Efforts to Power Up IRS Intensify In last week’s Growth Without Barriers podcast hosted by Gregg Stebben, SBE Council president & CEO Karen Kerrigan explains a Biden Administration proposal that...
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The Energy Squeeze Is On: New Taxes, Regulations and Mandates Fuel Higher Costs
by Raymond J. Keating – Things have gotten very uncomfortable on the inflation front – especially since the start of 2021. Over the past year, inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index) ran...
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Navigating the Great Supply Chain Disruption
By Karen Kerrigan – As pointed out by SBE Council chief economist Ray Keating in a recent analysis of the global supply chain crisis and its impact on small businesses, 45.7% of respondents polled in...
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COVID-19 Small Business Resources & Federal Government Programs, UPDATED
UPDATED October 25, 2021 By Karen Kerrigan- This page, updated frequently, includes resources and important information from the private sector and key government agencies on COVID-19 related...
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